FAR NORTH PARTNER FARM

This 125ha eff farm at Kaitaia is a family business with a 50/50 sharemilking structure. The Partner Farm project ran here from May 2014 to May 2017.

The focus was to increase profit from pasture and build equity.

Pasture Eaten per ha increased by 1.6tDM/ha, mainly from improved pasture management. This contributed to an extra $120,000 more profit per year, and equity rose more than $500,000. It’s an impressive result given challenging weather conditions and set against the background of 2 years of low milk prices.